Food for Work Report 2024

The growing role of food in today’s workplace

When it comes to food for work, employees are always hungry for more: more variety, more flexibility, and more opportunities to connect with coworkers. 

To understand the evolution of food for work, ezCater surveyed four key 
groups during the first half of 2024. Based on surveys of 600 workplace experience leaders, 600 workplace food orderers, 1,005 employees and 601 workplace leaders, ezCater's new report reveals that as more companies settle in to hybrid and fully on-site workforces, food has become the main attraction for employees. 

Read the report for key takeaways that include:

1. Food powers higher-quality  work, enhances employee  engagement, and serves  as an attractive recruitment  and retention tool. 
2. Employer-provided food drives more value at a lesser cost compared to other workplace perks like education and wellness benefits.
3. Free food at work saves employees considerable time and money, making them feel more positive about their company. 
4.  Direct-from-restaurant orders continue to pose challenges, encouraging orderers to seek newer formats (and more variety) of food.